October 22, 2020 Aegis Laurelhurst has permits and bare slabs, hopes to break ground next spring By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Rendering by Ankrom Moisan [enlarge] Aegis has preserved and removed the old Benton’s Jewelers sidewalk clock, which will return after construction. The old Baskin-Robbins and other small retail/restaurant buildings have all been removed from [...]

October 6, 2020 Bumgardner to present hybrid design for 136 Magnolia units above new Safeway By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Renderings by Bumgardner Architects [enlarge] Renderings for the new grocery and apartments are still preliminary, but they indicate the central “eroded bluff” feature. [enlarge] Bumgardner’s preferred design, dubbed “Hybrid,” allocates about 25,000 square feet for [...]

October 5, 2020 Greystar pays $20M for U District high-rise site   The sale included the recently landmarked Villa Camini apartments. By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Rendering by Weber Thompson [enlarge] Lakeview will have nearly 600 student beds in a tower near U District Station. Photo by Greystar [enlarge] The century-old Villa Camini apartments will be [...]

Oct 1, 2020, 3:06pm PDT WEBER THOMPSON RENDERING Construction is starting started on Lakeview Student Housing, a 21-story tower in Seattle at 4126 12th Ave. NE. The site is a block from the U District light rail station and three blocks from the University of Washington campus. Greystar has closed on the acquisition of [...]

September 23, 2020 Saratoga's Ballard apartment ready for final design review By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Rendering by GGLO [enlarge] 57 Ballard is one of two apartment projects planned by Saratoga Capital in the same area. GGLO is the architect for both. Property owner Saratoga Capital and architect GGLO are now planning a 75-unit apartment [...]

September 23, 2020 Plans take shape for Hamlin Robinson School expansion on Oberto block in Rainier Valley By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Rendering by NAC Architecture [enlarge] NAC Architecture is designing the new space. It also designed the school’s current campus on the block to the west. Hamlin Robinson School bought the Oberto store property [...]

September 2, 2020 More team members for 22-story U District apartment tower By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Rendering by Runberg Architecture Group [enlarge] In this rendering, looking southwest, U District Station is hidden by the proposed B45 tower. Cahill Equities of San Francisco owns the corner at 1300 N.E. 45th St. in the University District, where the [...]

USGBC Announces LEED Homes Awards Recipients and Residential Project of the Year Sarah Stanley Jul 14, 2020 Awards recognize projects, builders and developers committed to creating healthy, sustainable and resilient homes Washington, D.C.— (July 14, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the recipients of the annual LEED Homes Awards. The awards recognize LEED-certified residential [...]

June 22, 2020 Cypress By JOURNAL STAFF Photos from Runberg Architecture Group [enlarge] Cypress, at 120 Broadway in Seattle’s Yesler neighborhood, has 237 apartments, with 48 designated to be affordable for households earning 65% to 80% of area median income. The seven-story building has a fitness center, pet area, 8,000 square feet of retail space, and [...]

June 4, 2020 U District church razed for apartment project By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Rendering by Ankrom Moisan [enlarge] Peak Campus of Atlanta is developing the 171-unit Theory U District. University Christian Church, at 4731 15th Ave. N.E. in Seattle's University District, was recently demolished by new owner Peak Campus of Atlanta, which specializes in student [...]